Category Archives: Holiday Year Round

Festive Finger Food

Line a platter with halved cherry tomatoes, cut side down. Between rows of tomatoes, sprinkle minced green onion tops. Place pigs in blankets, mini quiches on top. Use hollowed green peppers as serving bowls for dip. Surround with red pepper strips and Belgian endive spears as dippers. Toss two cups kalamata olives with 2-3 tbsps…

Fiesta Rice

Ingredients: 1 head garlic, crushed 150 grams onion, sliced 6 cups raw rice, washed once 1/3 cup margarine 3 chicken bouillon cubes 2 laurel leaves 1/2 kg carrots, sliced into half moons 3/4 kg shrimps, shelled with tails intact 1-1/2 cups cooked / frozen peas 1 pouch or 750 grams spaghetti sauce Procedure: 1. Saute…

Holiday Pasta

Ingredients: 200 grams spaghetti noodles, cooked 8 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc small onion, chopped 200 grams chicken breast, skinned, deboned and cut into strips 1/3 cup canned button mushrooms, sliced 2 pcs frankfurters, sliced 1 pouch or 250 grams spaghetti sauce 1 pc small red bell pepper, cut into strips 1/3 cup chicken broth…

COUNTRY HAM AND MUSHROOMS

Ingredients: 200 grams spaghetti noodles, cooked 1-1/2 tbsps margarine 1/2 cup canned button mushrooms, drained and sliced 3 slices or 130 grams cooked sweet ham, cut into strips 1 pouch or 250 grams spaghetti sauce 1/3 cup all-purpose cream 1-1/2 tbsps chopped parsley (optional) Procedure: 1. Melt margarine in pan. Saute mushrooms and ham for…

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Ingredients: 1 pack or 226 grams lasagna noodles, cooked 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc onion, chopped 1/4 kg ground beef 2 pouches or 500 grams spaghetti sauce 1 cup cooked red kidney beans 1/2 cup canned corn kernels 1 tsp chili powder 100 grams coarsely grated quickmelt cheese Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onion and…

PASTA JAMBALAYA

Servings: 15 Ingredients: 600 grams elbow macaroni, cooked per package directions 1 head garlic, crushed 3 pcs large onions, sliced 5 stalks celery, diced 1/2 kilo chicken breast, deboned and diced 1/3 cup margarine 3 pcs chicken bouillon cubes 3 pcs chorizo de bilbao, sliced diagonally 1 pouch or 750 grams spaghetti sauce 9 stalks…

Yogurt for the Holidays

Yogurt for the Holidays Yogurt, also known as yoghurt or yoghourt, is a thick custard- or pudding-like food that is made by the natural bacterial fermentation of milk. Yogurt is good for people who are lactose-intolerant because live yoghurt cultures contain enzymes which help break down lactose inside the intestine. Yogurt also has medical uses,…

Cheesy Lumpiang Shanghai

INGREDIENTS: 1/2 kg ground pork 1/4 kg shrimp (peeled and minced) 1 medium white onion (finely chopped) 1 tbsp finely chopped shallots 1/2 carrot, finely grated 1 tbsp light soy sauce 4 tbsps oyster sauce 1/3 of 225 gram bar cheddar cheese (grated) 2 tbsp. celery (finely chopped) 1 egg, beaten 15-20 pcs. lumpia (spring roll) wrappers cooking oil for…

Banana Punch

This is an all year round of drink. Best served during weekends, or family get-together. Kids would love the sweetness of banana mix with sweet-sour taste of orange and pineapple juice. Ingredients: 1 large can (46 oz) pineapple juice 1 can ( 12 oz) orange juice concentrate 6 oz. lemon juice 4 bananas, crushed 1…

Chocolate Fudge Pie

3 sq. chocolate (unsweetened) 1/2 c. butter 4 eggs 2 c. sugar 1 c. broken pecans 1 tsp. salt 1/2 c. plain flour 1 tsp. vanilla Procedures: 1. Melt the unsweetened chocolate together with the butter. Once melted, remove from heat. 2. Add salt to the melted chocolate mixture. 3. In a separate bowl, beat…